Kevin Beirne vs. Phil Hughes — Career Comparison

Kevin Beirne
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Phil Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and Kevin Beirne as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Phil Hughes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.52 and WHIP 1.324 compared to 6.09 and 1.588 for Kevin Beirne. By the career numbers, Phil Hughes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Beirne and Phil Hughes

Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
4.83
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.69
52.69
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
6.09
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
4.52
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
9.35
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1384
9.65
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.35
9.35
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.47
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.33
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.52
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.18
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
6.62
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
7.25
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.237
1.237
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.048
1.048
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.22
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
40.66
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5496
38.31
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.58
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
6.51
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
4.77
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.31
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.59
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.541
1.541
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
34.56
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5088
35.47
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.66
40.66
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Kevin Beirne and Phil Hughes

Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
4.83
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.34
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.05
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.66
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.58
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
1.02
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.47
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.95
97.95
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.493
0.493
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Beirne and Phil Hughes

Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
46
4600
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
8700
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
540
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
73.95
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
97.53
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-54.69
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
240
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
60
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA